Comments on: Primer: Mad Men Season 3 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/08/13/primer-mad-men-season-3/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Greg B. Carlstrom http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/08/13/primer-mad-men-season-3/#comment-91406 Greg B. Carlstrom Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:28:46 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=12016#comment-91406 A proper Manhattan should be stirred, never shaken. If you shake it, it will become cloudy from the air bubbles and will most likely have ice chunks in it from the shake. Remember... never shake. A proper old fashioned should not have muddled fruit although many top mixologists these days will muddle an orange zest for the essential oils. I do like this approach because orange oils pair well with bourbon. The original Old fashioned, to the best of my knowledge utilized a lemon zest, although I don't think it was muddled. Either way, skip the fruit salad, and make it the correct way. Jeffrey Morgenthaler makes a great old fashioned here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LufrnOktZiA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LufrnOktZiA</a> A proper Manhattan should be stirred, never shaken. If you shake it, it will become cloudy from the air bubbles and will most likely have ice chunks in it from the shake. Remember… never shake. A proper old fashioned should not have muddled fruit although many top mixologists these days will muddle an orange zest for the essential oils. I do like this approach because orange oils pair well with bourbon. The original Old fashioned, to the best of my knowledge utilized a lemon zest, although I don't think it was muddled. Either way, skip the fruit salad, and make it the correct way.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler makes a great old fashioned here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LufrnOktZiA

]]> By: sleepdoc http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/08/13/primer-mad-men-season-3/#comment-91363 sleepdoc Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:23:52 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=12016#comment-91363 Mad Men is my favorite show,and I eagerly await it's return. My Sunday schedule has been cleared of distractions so that I can watch. Because of this show, not only do I feel that smoking has been re-glorified (I like an occasional cig), but I also now drink an Old Fashioned at the bar. However, it's not the prohibition-era kind with fruit. According to Esquire's drink master and historian, David Wondrich, the fruit was added to many cocktails because cheap bootleg liquor tasted awful. Here's the proper way to make it: <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/drinking/most-popular-mixed-drink-0609" target="_blank">http://www.esquire.com/features/drinking/most-pop...</a> Keep in mind, you actually have to _like_ the taste of bourbon, otherwise don't bother. Same with Martini's; if you don't like the taste of Gin, then don't drown it out with olive juice - drink something else! Mad Men is my favorite show,and I eagerly await it's return. My Sunday schedule has been cleared of distractions so that I can watch. Because of this show, not only do I feel that smoking has been re-glorified (I like an occasional cig), but I also now drink an Old Fashioned at the bar. However, it's not the prohibition-era kind with fruit. According to Esquire's drink master and historian, David Wondrich, the fruit was added to many cocktails because cheap bootleg liquor tasted awful. Here's the proper way to make it:
http://www.esquire.com/features/drinking/most-pop…
Keep in mind, you actually have to _like_ the taste of bourbon, otherwise don't bother. Same with Martini's; if you don't like the taste of Gin, then don't drown it out with olive juice – drink something else!

]]> By: dan finkelstein http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/08/13/primer-mad-men-season-3/#comment-91261 dan finkelstein Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:40:41 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=12016#comment-91261 because of mad men i now order an "old fashioned" when i'm at the bar. if i had the 1960's suit, that would be the epitome of badass. because of mad men i now order an "old fashioned" when i'm at the bar. if i had the 1960's suit, that would be the epitome of badass.

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